NY Daily News calls for FBI Director James Comey's ouster, with very Daily News front page

NY Daily News calls for James Comey's ouster

Former Attorney General Eric Holder explained in a Washington Post op-ed why he believes FBI Director James Comes made a "serious error with potentially severe implications" by sending Congress a "vague letter" about newly discovered emails that may or may not be relevant to the Hillary Clinton email server investigation. Publicly commenting on an investigation and wading into a presidential race less than 60 days out were both significant breaches of FBI and Justice Department policy and protocol, Holder wrote — his successor, Attorney General Loretta Lynch, warned Comey of the same thing before he sent the letter.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) says he thinks Comey may have actually broken the law, and former Justice Department spokesman Matthew Miller told The Washington Post that "Comey believes he alone is the paradigm of ethics and judgment. He has a 10-year term, and he has decided if he wants to violate the rules, he's going to violate the rules. And if they don't like it, the president can fire him." That appears to be what the New York Daily News has in mind:

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.